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Area Committee Wellbeing Funding

Meeting: 22/09/2011 - North West (Inner) Area Committee (Item 29)

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To consider a report by the Deputy Chief Executive which provides an update of the current budget position of the Wellbeing fund, sets out details of recent monitoring claims for Area funded projects, advices of a new request for Area Committee Wellbeing capital funding, proposals to change the small grant budget allocation process and to consider a range of new small grant funding requests.

 

(Report attached)

 

(Executive Function 10 Minutes)

Additional documents:

Decision:

 

 

RESOLVED-

 

a)  That the contents of the report and appendices be noted.

b)  To note the Wellbeing monitoring returns for quarter one 2011/12.

c)  That the request for capital funding for the Hyde Park and Woodhouse ward (Bedford Fields Community Woodland Garden project) be approved in principle, Ward Members to determine the final amount offered

 

d)  That the method of distributing the small grant by ward be undertaken on a first come first serve basis

 

e)  That the following New Small Grant Requests be dealt with as follows:

 

Project  Decision     

 

(i)  Leeds Gathering –   Application Not Granted

 

(ii)  Healthy Living –   Approved £365

 

(iii)  Open XS Lantern

Festival –   Approved £365

 

(iv)  Ways of Sitting –   Application Not Granted

 

(v)  HeadingleyLitfest 2012 –   Approved £365

 

(vi)  Burley Binyards Gardens

 Maintenance Project –   Approved £365

 

(vii)  The Hooter  Approved - £365

 

(f)  That in respect of (e) above, the applicants to confirm viability of the project in light of the amount offered

 

 

Minutes:

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report which provided an update of the current budget position of the Wellbeing Fund, set out details of recent monitoring claims for Area funded projects, provided advice on new requests for Area Committee Wellbeing Capital Funding, put forward proposals to change the small grant budget allocation process and sought consideration of new small grant applications.

 

Appended to the report were copies of the following documents for the information/comment of the meeting:-

·  Wellbeing Budget Statement (Appendix 1 refers)

·  Project Monitoring Summaries (Appendix 2 refers)

·  Bedford fields Community Woodland Garden Summary (Appendix 3 refers)

·  Small Grant Applications (Appendix 4 refers)

Stuart Byrne North West Inner Area Management presented the report and responded to Members’ comments and queries.

 

In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-

 

  • An update on the Bedford Fields Community Woodland Garden
  • Small Grant Applications and a proposal to change the allocation process
  • A summary of the New Small Grant requests

 

RESOLVED-

 

a)  That the contents of the report and appendices be noted.

 

b)  To note the Wellbeing monitoring returns for quarter one 2011/12.

 

c)  That the request for capital funding for the Hyde Park and Woodhouse ward (Bedford Fields Community Woodland Garden project) be approved in principle, Ward Members to determine the final amount offered

 

d)  That the method of distributing the small grant by ward be undertaken on a first come first serve basis

 

e)  That the following New Small Grant Requests be dealt with as follows:

 

Project  Decision     

 

(i)  Leeds Gathering –   Application Not Granted

 

(ii)  Healthy Living –   Approved £365

 

 

 

(iii)  Open XS Lantern

Festival –   Approved £365

 

(iv)  Ways of Sitting –   Application Not Granted

 

(v)  HeadingleyLitfest 2012 –   Approved £365

 

(vi)  Burley Binyards Gardens

 Maintenance Project –   Approved £365

 

(vii)  The Hooter  Approved - £365

 

(f)  That in respect of (e) above, the applicants to confirm viability of the project in light of the amount offered